EXPOSITION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
   Usage Example(s)
   • we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background
   Hypernyms(s) exposition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • explanation (what does explanation mean?)
   • account (what does account mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • elaborate (what does elaborate mean?)
   • lucubrate (what does lucubrate mean?)
   • expatiate (what does expatiate mean?)
   • exposit (what does exposit mean?)
   • enlarge (what does enlarge mean?)
   • flesh out (what does flesh out mean?)
   • expand (what does expand mean?)
   • expound (what does expound mean?)
   • dilate (what does dilate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
   Synonym(s)
   • expounding (what does expounding mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) exposition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • interpretation (what does interpretation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • philosophizing (what does philosophizing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • elaborate (what does elaborate mean?)
   • lucubrate (what does lucubrate mean?)
   • expatiate (what does expatiate mean?)
   • exposit (what does exposit mean?)
   • enlarge (what does enlarge mean?)
   • flesh out (what does flesh out mean?)
   • expand (what does expand mean?)
   • expound (what does expound mean?)
   • dilate (what does dilate mean?)
   • set forth (what does set forth mean?)
   • expound (what does expound mean?)
   • exposit (what does exposit mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
   Synonym(s)
   • exhibition (what does exhibition mean?)
   • expo (what does expo mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) exposition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
   • accumulation (what does accumulation mean?)
   • assemblage (what does assemblage mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • art exhibition (what does art exhibition mean?)
   • peepshow (what does peepshow mean?)
   • raree-show (what does raree-show mean?)
   • fair (what does fair mean?)